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The trophy, however, ended Sanias 91-week reign as the world No.1 doubles player in the WTA rankings. That position was taken over by Bethanie. (Photo: AFP)

Sania Mirza wins Brisbane women's doubles title but loses No.1 rank

Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands triumphed against the 2nd-seeded Russian team of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena...

7 Jan 2017 4:11 PM GMT

Israels Dudi Sela returns to Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain in their Chennai Open quarterfinal on Friday. Sela won 7-5, 6-4 (Photo: Sanjay kishore)

Chennai Open: Dudi Sela seals Vinolas' fate

Vinolas, one of the favourites to win the title, dropped serve in the very first game.

6 Jan 2017 7:45 PM GMT

Yuki could have put Paire under pressure when the Frenchman was 15-30 down in the opening game but was hesitant to finish the point early. (Photo: PTI)

Singles show over for Indians

The last Indian in the fray didn't have much of a chance against the firepower of Paire.

5 Jan 2017 9:01 PM GMT

Paes and Brazilian Andre Sa began the 2017 season with a defeat against Indian team of Purav Raja and Divij Sharan in the opening round on Wednesday night. (Photo: PTI)

Leander Paes rules out retirement, says his comments were misread

It is not an ideal start to his partnership with 111th teammate but Paes said he has belief in the abilities of Andre...

5 Jan 2017 9:56 AM GMT

Curious to see how Lee, Hesh will manage together: Anand Amritraj

As Anand Amritraj prepares to bid goodbye to his role as Davis Cup non-playing captain, Mahesh Bhupathi, is all set to...

5 Jan 2017 1:49 AM GMT

Slovakias Jozef Kovalik returned to Croatias Marin Cilic in their Chennai Open second round match on wednesday. Kovalik won 7-6(5), 5-7, 7-5.

Chennai Open: Jozef Kovalik sends top seed Marin Cilic packing

Neither Marin Cilic nor Jozef Kovalik would have imagined the outcome of their match in the Chennai Open.

4 Jan 2017 7:52 PM GMT

Serena, Venus Williams forced out of ASB Classic

Venus Williams withdrew from the tournament with an arm injury ahead of her scheduled second-round match.

4 Jan 2017 9:29 AM GMT

Fresh hopes for Aljaz Bedene in 2017

â€œThere are a few dangerous players here and we will see what the draw brings,â€the 27-year-old said.

3 Jan 2017 7:57 PM GMT

Guillermo Garcia-lOPEZ (ESP) in action against Aljaz Bedene (GBR) during their first round match for the ATP Chennai Open 2017 at SDAT Tennis Stadium in Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

Chennai Open: Yuki, Bedene score crushing wins to start their

Later, in a battle of Indians Yuki Bhambri showed no mercy to local man Ramkumar Ramanathan in a 6-1, 6-1 drubbing.

3 Jan 2017 7:51 PM GMT